Anaheim Brewery will open its tasting room Friday (July 1), making it the first food and beverage tenant to debut at a major revitalization project under way in the city’s downtown core.

The brewery, along South Anaheim Boulevard, is taking over the restored Packard dealership building.

Barbara and Greg Gerovac are the operators of the craft brew tasting room, built in honor of the old Anaheim Brewery. The brewery’s taps went dry during the Prohibition era.

The Gerovacs are reviving the brand, and plan to serve four types of beers – Anaheim 1888, Anaheim Gold, Anaheim Red and Anaheim Hefeweizen.

The couple, who have 15 years of brewing experience, started making their first batch of beers over the Memorial Day weekend. The tasting room will offer beer for $5 a glass or $8 for a flight. For craft brew fans who like to drink at home, Anaheim Brewery will sell growlers. The cost will be $20 for the first bottle and $15 for refills.

The Gerovacs developed a love for German beers while living in Bavaria, Germany, for six years. They worked at a brewery in Virginia and relocated to Orange County a couple of years ago.

They bought the rights to the old Anaheim Brewery name and partnered with the city to restore the old Packard Building to its former glory.

“We are bringing the brand back to life,” Barbara Gerovac said.

The weekend tasting room hours: Friday 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The brewery is open only on weekends because the weekdays are spent making and packaging its beer for wholesale distribution.

“We’ll add retail hours when we can,” the brewery posted on its Facebook page.

The weekend tasting room hours: Friday 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The brewery is open only on weekends because the weekdays are spent making and packaging its beer for wholesale distribution.

“We’ll add retail hours when we can,” the brewery posted on its Facebook page.

A grand-opening party is slated for July 16.

During the event, Umami Burger will be hosting a burger cookout. The famous Los Angeles burger joint is slated to open its first Orange County burger bar inside the Anaheim Brewery building in December. Los Angeles ice cream sandwich food truck, Coolhaus, will also be selling treats at the July 16 event.

Costa Mesa developer Lab Holding, which built The Lab and The Camp, is partnering with the city to bring eclectic food concepts to this downtown project.

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